Table 2.
Respondent disease status and use of antibiotics in last 1–2 months.
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Respondents’ disease | |
| No disease | 189 (40.8%) |
| Asthma | 22 (4.8%) |
| Sore throat | 60 (13.0%) |
| Cold | 87 (18.8%) |
| Acne | 46 (9.9%) |
| Fever | 16 (3.5%) |
| Miscellaneous | 43 (9.3%) |
| In the last 1–2 months’ time how you will rate the use of antibiotics | |
| Very frequently | 341 (73.7%) |
| Not frequently | 119 (25.7%) |
| Not disclose | 3 (0.6%) |
| How long do normally take these antibiotics | |
| 2 days | 110 (23.8%) |
| 5 days | 177 (38.2%) |
| 1 week | 106 (22.9%) |
| 1 month | 26 (5.6%) |
| Not disclosed | 44 (9.5%) |
| Antibiotic used during last 1–2 months | |
| Cefazolin | 4 (1.7%) |
| Cefclor | 4 (1.7%) |
| Gatifloxacin | 2 (0.9%) |
| Ofloxacin | 2 (0.9%) |
| Augmentin | 35 (15.1%) |
| Amoxycillin | 125 (53.9%) |
| Ampicillin | 10 (4.3%) |
| Erythromycin | 9 (3.9%) |
| Clathromycine | 11 (4.7%) |
| Azithromycine | 12 (5.2%) |
| Metronidazole | 15 (6.5%) |
| Tetracycline | 3 (1.3%) |